All posts tagged with blindness
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-(Natural News) They were blind, but now they see. Lab mice in China were given the ability to see again by a group of researchers thanks to the use of gold and titanium oxide as replacement materials for natural photoreceptors. This is the focus of a new study that was recently published in the journal […]
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-(Natural News) Good news for anyone who is a fan of tea — research indicates that a daily cup of tea may reduce the likelihood of glaucoma. According to a study made by researchers from the University of California, people who drink tea at least once a day “are 74 percent less likely” to be diagnosed […]
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-(Natural News) Humans may develop expert echolocation skills just like bats and marine mammals by producing clicking sounds with the mouth and listening to the reflected sound waves to perceive the surroundings, a study in revealed. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Durham University and the Birmingham University in the U.K. examined three […]
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-(Natural News) The FDA has just granted approval to Second Sight Medical Products to embark on a human clinical study of its newest visual prosthesis system. Known as Orion, the device is a newer iteration of the Sylmar, California-based company’s successful Argus II retinal implant product. The Argus II gained approval in 2013, and it […]
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-(Natural News) A case study published on the British Medical Journal website revealed that a 67-year-old British woman, who was scheduled for cataract surgery in November 2016 due to eye discomfort and dryness, actually had 27 contact lenses jammed in one of her eyes. The doctors initially found a bluish mass of 17 disposable contact lenses in […]
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-(Natural News) Retinitis pigmentosa refers to a group of conditions in which the photoreceptors of the retina and the pigment epithelium under the photoreceptors are damaged. The condition is progressive and often runs in families. It is also the leading cause of blindness specifically caused by retinal degeneration. Vision problems usually start revealing themselves in […]